पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · December 28, 2042 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.96°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra89.00°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha264.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra204.45°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani200.29°TulāViśākhā P1

Erode, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:39 – 18:05
Yamaganda12:21 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:13 – 16:39
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:37 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:03 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:29 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:55 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:21 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:13 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:39 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:05 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:39 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:13 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:21 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:55 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:29 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:03 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.341°
Longitude: 77.7172°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878781.27
Julian Day2467246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4535°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.27°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.4535°), declination -23.28°, EoT -1.89 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2042-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)